Another possibility is Lieut-General Bambang Yudhoyono, a smooth talker not quite so admired.

ECONOMIST: Indonesia

And Mr Zardari, as a conciliatory gesture, offered to send the head of the ISI, Lieut-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, to Delhi.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan

"In addition to capturing Mankulam, we are holding Panichchankulam which is 10km (six miles) north, " army commander Lieut Gen Sarath Fonseka said.

BBC: Sri Lanka army 'takes rebel town'

Perhaps the most important of all was the appointment in October of Lieut-General Agus Widjoyo as chief of staff for territorial affairs.

ECONOMIST: Gus Dur takes charge in Indonesia

The Times on May 15 and 17, 1998, of Lieut.

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